GlobeNewswire Inc | Feb 15, 2021 11:22AM EST

February 15, 2021

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 15, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kehoe Law Firm, P.C. is investigating potential securities claims on behalf of investors of bluebird bio, Inc. (bluebird or the Company) (NASDAQ: BLUE) to determine whether the Company engaged in securities fraud or other unlawful business practices.

INVESTORS WHO PURCHASED, OR OTHERWISE ACQUIRED, BLUEBIRD SECURITIES BETWEEN MAY 11, 2020 AND NOVEMBER 4, 2020, BOTH DATES INCLUSIVE (THE CLASS PERIOD), AND SUFFERED LOSSES GREATER THAN $100,000 ARE ENCOURAGED TO COMPLETE KEHOE LAW FIRMS SECURITIES CLASS ACTION QUESTIONNAIRE OR CONTACT MICHAEL YARNOFF, ESQ., (215) 792-6676, EXT. 804, MYARNOFF@KEHOELAWFIRM.COM, SECURITIES@KEHOELAWFIRM.COM, INFO@KEHOELAWFIRM.COM, TO DISCUSS THESECURITIES INVESTIGATION OR POTENTIAL LEGAL CLAIMS.

On February 12, 2021, a class action lawsuit was filed against bluebird in United States District Court, Eastern District of New York.

Throughout the Class Period, according to the class action complaint, the bluebird Defendants made materially false and misleading statements regarding the Companys business, operations, and compliance policies. The bluebird Defendants, allegedly, made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that (i) data supporting bluebirds U.S. Biologics Licensing Application (BLA) submission for LentiGlobin for sickle cell disease (SCD) was insufficient to demonstrate drug product comparability; (ii) Defendants downplayed the foreseeable impact of disruptions related to the COVID-19 pandemic on the Companys BLA submission schedule for LentiGlobin for SCD, particularly with respect to manufacturing; (iii) as a result of the foregoing, it was foreseeable that the Company would not submit the BLA for LentiGlobin for SCD in the second half of 2021; and (iv) as a result, bluebirds public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.

Kehoe Law Firm, P.C., with offices in New York and Philadelphia, is a multidisciplinary, plaintiffside law firm dedicated to protecting investors from securities fraud, breaches of fiduciary duties, and corporate misconduct. Combined, the partners at Kehoe Law Firm have served as Lead Counsel or Co-Lead Counsel in cases that have recovered more than $10 billion on behalf of institutional and individual investors.

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